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- the present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for providing an in-game messenger service, and more particularly, to a method and apparatus for providing an in-game messenger service to a user terminal in association with a game program at a platform server that provides various kinds of game services so that a social network between users who have downloaded the program from the same platform server is formed based on the platform server.
- An in-game messenger is widely used for communication between users in an on-line game.
- a method for searching a game opponent through an instant messenger other than a game is disclosed in Korean Patent Application No. 2012-0043747 and the like.
- the existing instant messenger is actually separated from the game.
- the user should activate a messenger window separately.
- it is impossible to send a message through the in-game messenger.
- the present disclosure is directed to providing a method and apparatus for providing an in-game messenger service in which an in-game messenger and a game service are combined at a platform that provides a game service.
- a method for providing an in-game messenger service comprising: storing a game program in a platform server; associating an in-game messenger program for the game program; and transmitting the in-game messenger program associated with the game program to a user terminal as the game program is transmitted from the platform server to the user terminal.
- the in-game messenger program associated with the game program may be automatically transmitted to the user terminal, and a display window of the in-game messenger may be displayed on a screen of the game program displayed at the user terminal.
- an icon for activating the in-game messenger may be displayed on the game program screen, and as the icon is selected, the in-game messenger display window may be displayed.
- the in-game messenger program may be capable of being activated at the user terminal even when the game is not played.
- the in-game messenger program may be jointly associated with two or more games stored in the platform server.
- information of another user using the in-game messenger and information of a game played by another user may be displayed in the in-game messenger display window.
- the game information may be information of a game transmitted to another user from the platform server.
- the in-game messenger program may be embedded in a software development kit provided from the platform server.
- a computer-readable recording medium on which a program command for implementing the above method for providing an in-game messenger service is recorded.
- an in-game messenger apparatus comprising: a user terminal 110 ; and a platform server 120 connected to the user terminal through a network, wherein the platform server 120 includes: a game program storage unit 130 ; a game program transmission unit 140 configured to transmit a game program stored in the game program storage unit 130 to the user terminal 110 according to a transmission signal received from the user terminal 110 ; and an in-game messenger transmission unit 150 configured to transmit an in-game messenger program to the user terminal 110 when the game program is transmitted from the game program transmission unit 140 .
- the in-game messenger transmission unit 150 may automatically transmit an in-game messenger program to the user terminal 110 .
- the in-game messenger program may be jointly associated with two or more games stored in the platform server.
- information of another user using the in-game messenger and information of a game played by another user may be displayed in an in-game messenger display window that is transmitted to the user terminal and activated.
- a computer-readable recording medium on which a program command for operating the above in-game messenger apparatus is recorded.
- an in-game messenger is transmitted to a user terminal in association with a game program at a platform server that provides various kinds of game services.
- a social network between users who have downloaded a game program from the same platform server may be formed based on the platform server.
- the same messenger may be advantageously used for different kinds of games as long as the games are downloaded from the same platform server.
- the in-game messenger provided together with the game may be independently activated separately from the game, so that a message may be sent even when the game is not played.
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart for illustrating a method for providing an in-game messenger service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams for illustrating a method for transmitting an in-game messenger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams showing examples of using the in-game messenger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that an in-game messenger icon I depicted in FIG. 5 is independently separated from a game screen and activated at a user terminal independently.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an in-game messenger apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the term “combination thereof” included in a Marcush expression means a mixture or combination of at least one element selected from the group consisting of elements expressed inn a Marcush form, and this means at least one selected from the group consisting of the elements.
- a and/or B means “A or B, or A and B”.
- the present disclosure provides a service method in which an in-game messenger is transmitted from the platform server in association with a game program when a user terminal receives the game program from a platform server.
- the in-game messenger is displayed on a game screen played at the user terminal but may also be activated according to an operation signal of the user terminal even when the game is not played.
- the in-game messenger program is associated with a game program at the platform server, and thus, the in-game messenger is transmitted from the platform server as the user terminal receives the game program, so that a social network may be configured based on the platform server with another user who has received a different kind of game from the platform server.
- the in-game messenger provided from the platform server may be independently activated separately from the game, so that a message may be sent even when the game is not played.
- a network may be formed among users of different games by using the messenger of the present disclosure, so that the users may exchange messages and check game information (for example, preferred game type, game level or the like).
- FIG. 1 is a flowchart for illustrating a method for providing an in-game messenger service according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a method for providing an in-game messenger service including: storing a game program in a platform server (S 110 ); associating an in-game messenger program for the game program (S 120 ); and transmitting the in-game messenger program associated with the game program to a user terminal as the game program is transmitted from the platform server to the user terminal (S 130 ).
- the in-game messenger program is associated with two or more games stored in the platform server.
- the common in-game messenger may be stored in the user terminal to form a network among them.
- a user who has downloaded a game A and a user who has downloaded a game B may use a common in-game messenger capable of exchanging messages with each other even if the games are different, as long as the games are downloaded from the same platform.
- the in-game messenger if the game is played, the in-game messenger is partially displayed on a game screen of the user terminal in which the game is played. However, if the game is not played, the in-game messenger may be displayed as a separate icon on the user terminal.
- a game function and a messenger function are combined, and the messenger is associated with different kinds of games provided on the same platform so that the messenger may be used extensively among users.
- the in-game messenger can be embedded in the game program through a common software development kit (SDK) provided to the game developer from the platform server.
- SDK software development kit
- FIGS. 2 to 4 are diagrams for illustrating a method for transmitting an in-game messenger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- a user selects a game program A from the platform server S by operating the user terminal H and receives the game program A from the user terminal H.
- the in-game messenger B associated with the game program A is also transmitted to the user terminal and downloaded to the user terminal.
- the in-game messenger B is associated with all game programs stored in the platform server S and sent to the user terminal.
- the in-game messenger is activated, and the in-game messenger may be displayed on a screen of the game program A.
- FIGS. 5 to 7 are diagrams showing examples of using the in-game messenger according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- an icon I for activating the in-game messenger is displayed on a play screen of a game A.
- an in-game messenger display window is generated and displayed on the screen of the user terminal.
- the in-game messenger display window displays other users 1 , 2 , 3 who use the in-game messenger, as the game is received from the platform server. Further, information b, c, d of games played by other users (namely, games transmitted from the same platform server) is displayed in the in-game messenger display window.
- another user who receives a game B from the platform server and plays the game B may also exchange messages by means of the in-game messenger of the user who plays the game A. Further, it is also possible for any user to check what kind of game is played by the other user.
- the in-game messenger when a user downloads a game from the platform server, the in-game messenger is also downloaded simultaneously, and a social network may be formed between the user and another user who has downloaded a game program from the same platform server.
- FIG. 8 is a diagram showing that an in-game messenger icon I depicted in FIG. 5 is independently separated from a game screen and activated at a user terminal independently.
- an in-game messenger icon I associated with the game program is displayed on the screen of the user terminal as a separate icon.
- the in-game messenger provided together with the game may be independently activated separately from the game, so that a message may be sent even when the game is not played.
- FIG. 9 is a diagram showing an in-game messenger apparatus according to an embodiment of the present disclosure.
- the in-game messenger apparatus includes a user terminal 110 ; and a platform server 120 connected to the user terminal through a network.
- the platform server 120 includes a game program storage unit 130 ; a game program transmission unit 140 configured to transmit a game program stored in the game program storage unit 130 to the user terminal 110 according to a transmission signal received from the user terminal 110 ; and an in-game messenger transmission unit 150 configured to transmit an in-game messenger program to the user terminal 110 when the game program is transmitted from the game program transmission unit 140 .
- the in-game messenger transmission unit 150 automatically transmits an in-game messenger program to the user terminal 110 .
- the method and apparatus for providing an in-game messenger service as described above may be implemented using program commands for implementing the same, and a computer-readable recording medium on which the program commands are recorded includes, for example, ROM, RAM, CD-ROM, a magnetic tape, a floppy disk, an optical media storage, and the like.
- the computer-readable recording medium on which a program is recorded may be distributed to computer devices connected via a network, and computer-readable codes may be stored and executed in a distributed manner.
- one or more of the plurality of distributed computers may execute some of the functions proposed above and transmit the results of the execution to one or more of the other distributed computers, and a computer receiving the results may also perform some of the functions described above and provide the results to other distributed computers as well.
- a computer that is readable a recording medium on which an application, which is a program for operating the method and apparatus for providing an in-game messenger service according to each embodiment of the present disclosure, is recorded may include a general PC such as a desktop or a notebook as well as a mobile terminal such as a smart phone, a tablet PC, a PDA (Personal Digital Assistants) and a mobile communication terminal.
- the computer should be interpreted as any kind of device capable of computing.
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